UH defensive line gets thinner as Scypion out for year

Sophomore Scypion will miss remainder of season

STEVE CAMPBELL, Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle |
October 14, 2010

The Houston Cougars have taken another hit in their defensive line, losing sophomore Radermon Scypion for the season with a broken fibula.

UH coach Kevin Sumlin announced Thursday that Scypion, a sophomore from Port Arthur, suffered the injury in Wednesday’s practice in preparation for Saturday’s game against Rice.

Sycpion had been expected to spell sophomore Kelvin King, who also backs up Sammy Brown at outside linebacker and at defensive end. Sumlin designated King as a starting after the Cougars slid Tyrone Campbell to nose tackle in place of Matangi Tonga, who underwent surgery Monday for a torn meniscus.

Tonga is expected to miss four weeks. With Scypion’s absence at a position further thinned out when expected starter Zeke Riser tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee during the spring, the Cougars will likely will be looking for contributions from the likes of sophomore Ameen Behbahani and true freshmen Jeremiah Farley and Eric Braswell.

Scypion, who has played in four of the Cougars’ five games this season, is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday.